Me if Sanity takes off

My last Karaoke Group

The group I went out with last time was a strange mix for sure. There were two types of people. Techbros (our brothers who predictably, work in tech, all part of the 'bald, white, bearded developers' coalition, their words not mine) and the other group, girls who don't speak English (we are all from the local medical university).

How did we get here

The techbros had all lived in the same building as me. I was doing a medical internship at the local medical uni at the time, but seeing as we shared coworking spaces, gym and bar I did eventually somehow manage to make friends there.

As for the girls, we all knew each other from medical Uni, this is in Poland so speaking English at the hospital isn't really a requirement. I ended up inviting my friends to come to Karaoke night with us, as there were some Polish songs we could sing. We ended up singing a mix of Polish and English songs.

All in all, I'd say a pretty successful Karaoke session. Some would consider this a strange group but honestly, I couldn't imagine a better one. The techbros were happy to hang around girls, and the girls wouldn't be there if they understood them.

A Grimm Tale about obedience, by me and chatGPT

Once upon a time in a small, humble village on the edge of a vast forest, there lived a poor miller and his three sons. The miller worked tirelessly to provide for his family, but despite his efforts, they lived a life of scarcity. The three brothers, though strong and capable, were known for their differing personalities: the eldest for his pride and boastfulness, the second for his disobedience, and the youngest for his humility and kindness.

In a distant kingdom, a beautiful and wise princess was captured by a wicked witch with a heart as dark as coal. This malicious sorceress locked the princess away in a tower hidden deep within an enchanted forest, guarded by a fearsome dragon and surrounded by a maze of thorns. The desperate king, who loved his daughter dearly, announced that whoever could rescue his precious child would receive her hand in marriage and half the kingdom's wealth.

Hearing of this great opportunity, the three brothers decided to embark on the adventure, each hoping to change their family's fortune and prove their worth. They prepared for their journey, bidding farewell to their father and the villagers who cheered them on with hope and excitement.

The eldest brother, driven by his pride, ventured into the forest first. He encountered the witch who guarded the path to the princess. She looked deep into his eyes, her voice a raspy whisper, and said, "If you wish to rescue the princess, you must follow m...

How computers are killing the Karaoke Industry

Have you ever noticed that the most Karaoke-able songs are from the 80s? whenever I listen to music, I always think to myself, can I sing that in Karaoke though? I mean...who doesn't, right? Karaoke is one of the most fun past times imaginable, so songs should be rated not only on their hip funky tunes and lyrics but also how Karaoke-able the song is. Can I sing this in front of my friends? will it be fun? What is the ratio of embarrassing to fun? (embarrassing must rate lower than fun in order to be karaoke-able)

Have you noticed that conversely the least Karaoke-able songs seem to come from...well recent times? why is that? is it because their funky tunes are just....so much less funky? It's actually due to autotuning. Because the voices are now so autotuned, well, it's hard for real human voices to sing that way isn't it? since the advent of autotuning and computer programmings related to autotuning, the songs released recently are more and more less karaoke-able. If this continues, we'll no longer have any songs from recent times to sing. 🎤 I'm hoping by bringing light to this matter we could slowly move towards a more karaoke friendly future, so that our children and grandchildren will have the opportunity to enjoy this timeless past-time

We are all in a simulation and the developer who wrote this one is has AI on the same timeline as COVID

I need to post this crazy theory before somebody else gets to. I noticed a lot of similarity between the AI timeline and the covid timeline.

There was this time before COVID was really a thing. back when few people knew about it but there seemed to be swirling rumors that it could be serious. this was back in December 2019. I would say this lines up with the time Dall-E was released (and other image generators). when people realized what AI was capable of, many knew it was only a matter of time before things started to get increasingly "weird". However, AI was very much under the radar for many people and to be honest it was for myself as well. I thought, oh how cool! AI can make art, how fun is this. But I never thought about the wider implications of Dall-E's release

Afterwards, came more general AI. ChatGPT-3 was released, along with many other companies that were developing their own AI. Google's bard and Bing's AI are what come to mind but many others. This is now an AI arms race, so to say. weird times but I would say that this corresponds with some very early times of covid. Before the lockdowns but things were already starting to get out of hand.

now we are at the timeline when chatGPT-4 is released, midjourney photos are fooling people into believing fake news (things like Trump's arrest, for example) , people are now worried about the ethical and future imp...

News from Poland - Wednesday, November 15th 2023

Final Twenty of the "Youth Word of the Year 2023" Contest Revealed

Summary: The final twenty words for the "Youth Word of the Year 2023" contest have been announced. Among the selected words are "delulu," "side-eye," "sigma," and "bambik." These words reflect the current trends and expressions used by young people in Poland. The jury, consisting of experts and representatives from various fields, evaluated the nominated words and selected the final twenty. The winner of the contest will be announced in early December.

Read more: Finałowa dwudziestka plebiscytu na Młodzieżowe Słowo Roku 2023

Beata Szydło's Post with a Correction on Twitter's Community Notes

Summary: Beata Szydło, a Polish politician and former Prime Minister, wrote a post on Twitter regarding the recent election of deputy speakers in the Polish Parliament. However, her post received a correction in the form of Twitter's Community Notes feature, which provides additional information or context to a post. Szydło criticized the use of Community Notes, claiming that her posts are being targeted and that the tool is being used to spread propaganda. Twitter clarified that Community Notes are created by a diverse group of users, not by a specific editorial team, and are meant to provide additional context based on user consensus.

Re...

Strange spike in Sanity traffic

A weird thing happened yesterday, Sanity got this surge of traffic from the US:

Google is the only referrer listed but that only explains 20 visitors and is consistent with the traffic Sanity usually gets:

It's almost entirely from users on Mac and Windows devices, all desktop.

I wonder what it could be, any ideas?

My money is on bot traffic, because it looks like multiple pages were each visited once, as opposite to a single page going viral.

I've also sent out a few CVs the other day so maybe it's a company checking out my work?

Sanity has gifs!?

I had this weird argument once with some guy that thinks it's supposed to be pronounced with a hard "g". clearly that guy doesn't realize the creator of gifs says it's a soft J sound

anywho

this one lady sent me this great gif, like peanut butter

https://images.app.goo.gl/monVZgVUhaGtJ5wX8

check it out guys!

itsa meeee

How I implemented slugs on Sanity - a TypeScript code sample

The lack of human-readable slugs on Sanity had bothered me for a while and I finally got around to fixing them last Sunday. The old, slugless URL structure probably wasn't doing me any favors in terms of SEO and user experience. I'm hoping the new format can give Sanity a much needed SEO boost. Plus, I can finally tell which post is which in Google Search Console and Vercel Analytics.

The Result

Before

https://www.sanity.media/p/64c375049f5d6b05859f10c6

After

https://www.sanity.media/p/64c375049f5d6b05859f10c6-delicious-post-workout-milkshake-recipe

Isn't this much clearer?

The Code

When writing the code I had the following goals in mind:

Let it go by Elsa the Icequeen

A few days ago my boss told me „to let go“. Like don’t be too harsh to myself and others. Especially the children at my workplace. I think he meant something like don’t feel responsible for everyone and everything. But how can I do this if I have this feeling in my gut that I can do better than a lot of other colleagues. It’s like finding a thin line between responsibility and let five be straight (weird to translate German sayings into English). I’m really trying my best and I know I‘m really good at my job, but it leaves me exhausted at hell. So as part of a homework for myself I try to let it go. Leave the opportunity for others to do shit I always do.